“Take responsibility for your own feelings.” – Håkon Haug Paulsen

In this clip, Joachim and Håkon discuss some of the adversity and tough times that he has gone through in the last 5 years. How it has influenced his art, and how he thinks about the role of art in his life. Given Håkon’s diverse background in professional endeavors, he talks about how he defines success now, and how it informs his philosophy on life.


BIO: Håkon Haug Paulsen
He is known to many as the artist HWK. Creativity has always been flowing through his veins. Already at the age of 10, he won a national drawing competition in connection with the Olympics in Lillehammer, where he had his drawing printed as a postage stamp in one million editions! It was at this stage, he knew that art was going to have a key role in his life.

He studied Drawing, Form and Color for 3 years. Continued with art, media and communication at OsloMet, and has worked for 10 years as an art teacher.

In 2015, he co-founded FITINK, a brand for urban wear, which he was involved in for about 3.5 years. With his versatile background and experience in art, ranging from clothing design, 3D design and street art. He has an easily recognizable style with strong colors, pop art inspired, urban and beautiful contrasts in his art. By expressing himself through his art style, he wants to create wonder and positive emotions in his audience. People can check out some of his work at the shopping mall Kvadrat, Bergen Storsenter and Magic Hotel Korskirken.


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EPISODE LINKS:
Håkon Haug Paulsen’s Instagram:   / hawksen  
HWK Art Instagram:   / hwk_art  
Website: https://www.hwkart.com/en


⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – How adversity and tough times the last 5 years has influenced his art, and how he thinks about the role of art in his life.
03:56 – How he defines success now, and how it informs his philosophy on life.


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